HGBD:R Gundam Aegis Knight Unboxing

By Anna on August 22, 2020 2 Comments

The current talk of the Gundam town — the Gundam Aegis Knight — gets its due unboxing! This may only be an HG, but it’s the Big News this week.

If you’re not caught up on Build Divers Re:Rise, be warned: spoilers are immediately ahead.

If you are caught up, or don’t care about spoilers, do read on!

———— Spoilers Incoming ————

Much of the Aegis Knight’s release was kept under lock and key until today, its official release day here in Japan. It’s not really about what’s in the box as much as what’s on the box — the reveal of the Re:Rise Gundam which debuted on August 20th in the 25th episode of the current Build Divers season.

The Re:Rise Gundam uses the Aegis Knight — a souped-up Justice Knight — as its base. But that’s not all: the EX Valkylander, Core Gundam II (from the Uraven Gundam kit), and Wodom Pod come together to create a big, beefy combined kit the likes of which the PLANETS System has never seen.

The Box

We get the usual overview of the kit here, with its gimmicks and articulation on display. And then on the left, that big-shouldered purple-chested beast is the Re:Rise Gundam.

The bio on the box stays spoiler-free, but does mention how pivotal the Aegis Knight is to the Re:Rise story.

The Runners

G1/2

And the foil stickers.

This is a pretty decently runner-heavy kit for an HG. I’m liking it!

Get yours here:
– 1/144 HGBD:R Gundam Aegis Knight

And if you want to made the Re:Rise Gundam, you’ll need these kits handy, too!
– 1/144 HGBD:R Uraven Gundam
– SDBD:R EX Valkylander
– 1/144 HGBD:R Wodom Pod

If any kits in this post are backordered when you read this, don’t worry — Bandai is great about restocking periodically. But, you’ll want to get your order in to secure a spot in line for the next restock!

1/144 bans59543 HG HGBD:R

Anna

Level 75 Marketing Mage. Editor, admin, and occasional code monkey. Stand User in her free time. Though she does build kits when time allows, time doesn't allow often. Her favorite lines are Hasegawa's Mechatro WeGo line, Meng's World War Toons Pinky line, and weird miscellany like Platz's bonsai tree kits. In general, if it's a detailed miniature that's too small to be useful for anything other than taking up space, she'll probably love it.

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PetitGguy Type 全不全 August 22, 2020, 2:44 pm

So who’s going to be the lucky one to review the combined mode?

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Hesode August 24, 2020, 6:36 pm

Looks amazing! I would like to have one Aegis Knight in my property in Spain here. The greatest Gundam I saw was in Odaiba area in Tokyo, it’s a statue there and it is huge. Especially it looks amazing in the evening with all the lights around it.

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